Private Markets and Long-Term Investing with Chris Schelling, CAIA (Ep. 92)
About this episode
The episode discusses long-term investing strategies in private markets with insights from Chris Schelling on how individual investors can access institutional approaches.
Long-term investing can feel more difficult when headlines are loud and markets seem unpredictable. What happens when investors stop reacting to daily noise and start thinking like institutions that plan decades ahead? In this episode, Robert Curtiss welcomes Chris Schelling, CAIA, Managing Director at Aksia, to explore how private markets have shaped institutional portfolios and why some individual investors may now gain access to approaches like those used by institutions, depending on account type, regulatory eligibility, and minimum investment requirements. They break down private equity, private credit, liquidity planning, diversification across vintages, and the importance of manager selection. The conversation also touches on volatility, long-term return expectations, and what advisors and investors should look for when evaluating alternative investments. Key takeaways: How institutional investors approach private markets — and what does that mean for access and implementation for individual investors with long-term horizons and diversified portfolios Why private equity and private credit returns differ from public markets over multi-year periods The role of liquidity…
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